Notes and Editorial Reviews
...as a rule in this fascinating and highly enjoyable collection, the voice is not recorded in quite such close-up as we have often heard with Pavarotti, and it seems naturally bigger for that. Pavarotti does achieve refinement and grace in such a passage as the opening of "O paradiso", and the items from Andrea Chènier and La fanciulla del West are particularly impressive with the full resonance and brilliance of the voice superbly caught.
-- Edward Greenfield, Gramophone [5/1983]
reviewing the first CD release of this recording, Decca 400083
...as a rule in this fascinating and highly enjoyable collection, the voice is not recorded in quite such close-up as we have often heard with Pavarotti, and it seems naturally bigger for that. Pavarotti does achieve refinement and grace in such a passage as the opening of "O paradiso", and the items from Andrea Chènier and La fanciulla del West are particularly impressive with the full resonance and brilliance of the voice superbly caught.
-- Edward Greenfield, Gramophone [5/1983]
reviewing the first CD release of this recording, Decca 400083
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Works on This Recording
1.
Fedora: Amor ti vieta by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
2.
Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati by Arrigo Boito
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
3.
Mefistofele: Giunto sul passo estremo by Arrigo Boito
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Italy
Date of Recording: 09/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
4.
Adriana Lecouvreur: La dolcissima effigie by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly,
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Italy
Language: Italian
5.
Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly,
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Italy
Language: Italian
6.
Iris: Apri la tua finestra! by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly,
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Language: Italian
Notes: Composition written: Italy (1898).
Composition revised: Italy (1899).
7.
L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1865; Germany
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
8.
Werther: Pourquoi me réveiller? by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892; France
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: French
9.
Andrea Chénier: Un dì all' azzuro spazio "Improvviso" by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Language: Italian
10.
Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Language: Italian
11.
Andrea Chénier: Si, fui soldato by Umberto Giordano
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Italy
Language: Italian
12.
La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
13.
Manon Lescaut: Tra voi, belle, brune, bionde by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
14.
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
15.
Manon Lescaut: Guardate, pazzo son by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Italy
Date of Recording: 06/1979
Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London
Language: Italian
Sound Samples
Fedora / Act 2: "Amor ti vieta"
Mefistofele / Act 2: "Dai campi, dai prati"
Mefistofele / Act 4: "Ogni mortal mister...Giunto sui passo estremo"
Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 1: "La dolcissima effigie sorridente"
Adriana Lecouvreur / Act 2: "L'anima ho stanca, e la meta è lontana"
Iris / Act 1: "Apri la tua finestra!"
L'Africaine / Act 4: "Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!"
Werther / Act 3: "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?"
Andrea Chénier / Act 1: "Colpito qui m'avete ... Un dì all'azzura spazio"
Andrea Chénier / Act 4: "Come un bel dì di maggio"
Andrea Chénier / Act 3: "Sì, fui soldato .. Passa la vita mia"
La Fanciulla del West / Act 3: "Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano"
Manon Lescaut / Act 1: "Ma se vi talenta...Tra voi, belle"
Manon Lescaut / Act 1: "Donna non vidi mai"
Manon Lescaut / Act 3: "Ah! Non v'avvicinate!...No! no! Pazzo son!"
Customer Reviews
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Viva Italian!! September 1, 2012
By W. Brown (Centerburg, OH) See All My Reviews
"I just love opera compilation cds, especially when one does not always have the time to enjoy a full opera. This cd provides beautiful arias from some of the lesser known operas. This is a great cd with a great italian singer - Pavarotti. I must admit when I first started getting interested in Classical music, I hated opera. Now I love opera thanks to recordings by Pavarotti. The recorded sound is outstanding thanks to the Decca engineers, and at this price, the cd is a bargain. Highly Recommended!!"
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